Layering Lab
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Pick two fragrances. See what each brings, how the blend leans, and whether people who tried the pair say it works.
First · Ex NihiloExpliciteEDP · 2020 · ★ 3.85
Second · Maison Francis KurkdjianBaccarat Rouge 540 Extrait Limited Edition 2021Extrait · 2021 · ★ 3.73From your collection:Save fragrances to pick from them here


Contrast pairing
Explicite × Baccarat Rouge 540 Extrait Limited Edition 2021
Floral, sweet and fresh meets amber, musky and woody. They share three accords and no notes.
The blend
How the pair leans
Each bar adds the two accord profiles, assuming one spray of each. Gold is Explicite, blue is Baccarat Rouge 540 Extrait Limited Edition 2021. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.
ExpliciteBaccarat Rouge 540 Extrait Limited Edition 2021
amberboth
woodyboth
powderyboth
floralfirst
muskysecond
sweetfirst
freshfirst
fresh spicyfirst
soft spicyfirst
rosefirst
What each brings
Notes apart, accords in common
Only in Explicite
Nutmeg
Pink Pepper
Praline
Peony
Lily
Petalia
Sandalwood
Amber
Vanilla
Nutmeg
Pink Pepper
Praline
Peony
Lily
Petalia
Sandalwood
Amber
VanillaIn bothNo shared notesThree shared accords:
woodypowderyamber
That shared thread is what keeps a contrast pairing from feeling like two separate fragrances.Only in Baccarat Rouge 540 Extrait Limited Edition 2021
Saffron
Bitter Almond
Virginian Cedar
Egyptian Jasmine
Ambergris
Cashmeran
Ambroxan
Musk
Woody Notes
Saffron
Bitter Almond
Virginian Cedar
Egyptian Jasmine
Ambergris
Cashmeran
Ambroxan
Musk
Woody NotesWhy it might work
- Flowers over greenExplicite brings floral; Baccarat Rouge 540 Extrait Limited Edition 2021 brings woody. Flowers over green or wood tends to read natural rather than perfumed.
- A shared threadWoody, powdery and amber run through both.
What to watch
- One will leadBaccarat Rouge 540 Extrait Limited Edition 2021 is voted eternal and enormous; Explicite long lasting and strong. Expect Baccarat Rouge 540 Extrait Limited Edition 2021 to lead and Explicite to fade first.
A starting pointOne spray of Baccarat Rouge 540 Extrait Limited Edition 2021, two of Explicite over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.
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